Jointed coldproof rack railway system with braking feature

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking feature, comprising a number of jointed rack rails fixed to a building, connection components for connecting the rack rails together, a lift device and a number of electrically heated infrared ice melting device. An installation plate is disposed at an inner side of the rack rail, a rail plate is disposed at an outer side of the rack rail, connection poles are disposed at four peripheral locations of the rack rail. Two rows of rack teeth are uniformly and vertically disposed on the rail plate. A connection hole is disposed at the connection pole for mounting the connection components. A limiter stand is disposed at a central portion of the connection component, bolt holes are disposed at a top portion and a bottom portion of a side wall of the connection component. Through holes are disposed at a side wall of the connection hole for allowing bolts to penetrate through and correspond to the bolt holes. The rack railway system of the present invention has the advantages of being reasonable, vertical movement is safely controlled, preventing rail from being unable to use due to freezing rails, increasing maintenance efficiency.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of rack railways, inparticular to a jointed coldproof building rack railway system withbraking feature.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Rails in rack railway systems are made by extrusion of aluminum alloy,and is the key component for the entire system. The rails arepermanently fixed to the building. The rails are anodized, so they aremaintenance-free and can adapt to any extreme conditions. Rail sectionsare jointed to each other through rivets and rail connection components.Rails are fixed to buildings through spring clips and fixtures, thereliability requirement is high for connections between rails. Therailway system is for carrying people for building maintenance, whenunder freezing temperatures, a thin layer of ice is likely to be formedon the rail surface, making the railway system hard to use, and unableto perform prompt maintenance and endanger workers.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is: toovercome the aforementioned problem, a jointed coldproof building rackrailway system with braking feature is provided. The rack railway systemhas the advantages of being reasonable, vertical movement is safelycontrolled, prevents rail from being unable to use due to freezingrails, increases maintenance efficiency and enhances safety of workers.

The technical solution used in the present invention to solve thetechnical problem is: a jointed coldproof building rack railway systemwith braking feature, comprising a number of jointed rack rails fixed toa building, connection components for connecting the rack railstogether, a lift device and a number of electrically heated infrared icemelting device. An installation plate is disposed at an inner side ofthe rack rail, a rail plate is disposed at an outer side of the rackrail, connection poles are disposed at four peripheral locations of therack rail. Two rows of rack teeth are uniformly and vertically disposedon the rail plate. A connection hole is disposed at the connection polefor mounting the connection components. A limiter stand is disposed at acentral portion of the connection component, bolt holes are disposed ata top portion and a bottom portion of a side wall of the connectioncomponent. Through holes are disposed at a side wall of the connectionhole for allowing bolts to penetrate through and correspond to the boltholes.

The lift device comprises a lift body slotted onto the rail plate, aloading cab, a driving device disposed inside the loading cab and acontrol device for controlling the driving device.

The driving and control device comprises a motor, a braking box drivablyconnected to a main axis of the motor, and a pair of coaxially drivensprockets. The coaxially driven sprockets are conjugate to the rackteeth.

U-shaped slot mouths are disposed at two sides of the lift body, a rowof ball bearings rollably fit against a side of the connection pole isdisposed at end surfaces of two sides and bottom surface of the U-shapedslot mouth.

The electrically heated infrared ice melting device comprises aninfrared heat tube, an arced reflector disposed at a bottom of theinfrared heat tube, and a protector disposed at an outside of theinfrared heat tube. The electrically heated infrared ice melting deviceis electrically connected to the control device. The electrically heatedinfrared ice melting device is disposed at a top of the ball bearing andat a side corresponding to the rack teeth.

In a preferred embodiment, handles are disposed at two sides of the liftbody. A safety belt is disposed at a center of the lift body. Apassenger deck is disposed at a top of the loading cab.

In a preferred embodiment, the control device comprises controlcircuitry, a battery for powering, a control panel disposed at a frontsurface of the lift body, and a wireless transceiver connected to anexternal remote control.

In a preferred embodiment, a PLC control chip is disposed at the controlcircuitry.

In a preferred embodiment, the wireless transceiver uses GSMcommunication module.

The advantage of the present invention is: the jointed coldproofbuilding rack railway system with braking feature of the presentinvention, the length of railway can be adjusted by using jointed rackrails. Vertical movement is driven through twin sprockets, movement issafely controlled. The lift device comprises an electrically heatedinfrared ice melting device that can melt the ice on the correspondingrail areas, preventing railway being unable to use due to freezingrails, increasing maintenance efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The present invention is further explained below with the accompanyingdrawings and embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an overall structural schematic diagram of a jointed coldproofbuilding rack railway system with braking feature according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional schematic diagram of a connectioncomponent of a jointed coldproof building rack railway system withbraking feature according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a top view of a jointedcoldproof building rack railway system with braking feature according tothe present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a driving device controldevice of a jointed coldproof building rack railway system with brakingfeature according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of an electrically heatedinfrared ice melting device of a jointed coldproof building rack railwaysystem with braking feature according to the present invention.

Reference numbers in the drawings: 1 jointed rack rail, 11 installationplate, 12 rail plate, 13 connector pole, 14 rack teeth, 15 connectorhole, 2 connection component, 21 limiter stand, 22 bolt hole, 3 loadingcab, 31 passenger deck, 4 lift body, 41 U-shaped slot mouth, 42 ballbearing, 43 handle, 44 control panel, 45 safety belt, 5 motor, 51braking box, 52 coaxially driven sprocket, 6 battery, 7 infrared heattube, 71 arced reflector, 72 protector shield.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The present invention is further explained below along with theaccompanying drawings. The drawings are all simplified schematicdiagrams which only illustrates the basic structure of the presentinvention, as such only the components material to the present inventionare shown.

A jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking feature isshown in FIGS. 1-2. The system comprises a number of jointed rack rails1 fixed to a building, connection components 2 for connecting the rackrails 1 together, a lift device and a number of electrically heatedinfrared ice melting device. An installation plate 11 is disposed at aninner side of the rack rail 1, a rail plate 12 is disposed at an outerside of the rack rail 1, connection poles 13 are disposed at fourperipheral locations of the rack rail 1. Two rows of rack teeth 14 areuniformly and vertically disposed on the rail plate 12. A connectionhole 15 is disposed at the connection pole 13 for mounting theconnection components 2. A limiter stand 21 is disposed at a centralportion of the connection component 2, bolt holes 22 are disposed at atop portion and a bottom portion of a side wall of the connectioncomponent. Through holes are disposed at a side wall of the connectionhole 15 for allowing bolts to penetrate through and correspond to thebolt holes 22. The lift device comprises a lift body 4 slotted onto therail plate 12, a loading cab 3, a driving device disposed inside theloading cab 3 and a control device for controlling the driving device.Handles 43 are disposed at two sides of the lift body 4. A safety belt45 is disposed at a center of the lift body 4. A passenger deck 31 isdisposed at a top of the loading cab 3. The control device comprisescontrol circuitry, a battery 6 for powering, a control panel 44 disposedat a front surface of the lift body 4, and a wireless transceiverconnected to an external remote control. A PLC control chip is disposedat the control circuitry. The wireless transceiver uses GSMcommunication module.

In a jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking featureis shown in FIG. 3, U-shaped slot mouths 41 are disposed at two sides ofthe lift body 4, a row of ball bearings 42 rollably fit against a sideof the connection pole 13 is disposed at end surfaces of two sides andbottom surface of the U-shaped slot mouth 41.

In a jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking featureis shown in FIG. 4, the driving and control device comprises a motor 5,a braking box 51 drivably connected to a main axis of the motor 5, and apair of coaxially driven sprockets 52. The coaxially driven sprockets 52are conjugate to the rack teeth 14.

In a jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking featureis shown in FIG. 5, the electrically heated infrared ice melting devicecomprises an infrared heat tube 7, an arced reflector 71 disposed at abottom of the infrared heat tube 7, and a protector disposed at anoutside of the infrared heat tube 7. The electrically heated infraredice melting device is electrically connected to the control device. Theelectrically heated infrared ice melting device is disposed at a top ofthe ball bearing 42 and at a side corresponding to the rack teeth 14.

The jointed coldproof building rack railway system with braking featureof the present invention, the length of railway can be adjusted by usingjointed rack rails. Vertical movement is driven through twin sprockets,movement is safely controlled. The lift device comprises an electricallyheated infrared ice melting device that can melt the ice on thecorresponding rail areas, preventing railway being unable to use due tofreezing rails, increasing maintenance efficiency.

As revealed by the preferred embodiments of the present invention, basedon the aforementioned description, a person skilled in the art can makevarious modifications and adjustments without departing from thetechnical concept of the present invention. The technical scope of thepresent invention is not limited to the specification but is defined bythe scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A jointed coldproof building rack railway systemwith braking feature, comprising: a number of jointed rack rails fixedto a building, connection components for connecting the rack railstogether, a lift device and a number of electrically heated infrared icemelting device; an installation plate is disposed at an inner side ofthe rack rail, a rail plate is disposed at an outer side of the rackrail, connection poles are disposed at four peripheral locations of therack rail; two rows of rack teeth are uniformly and vertically disposedon the rail plate; a connection hole is disposed at the connection polefor mounting the connection components; a limiter stand is disposed at acentral portion of the connection component, bolt holes are disposed ata top portion and a bottom portion of a side wall of the connectioncomponent; through holes are disposed at a side wall of the connectionhole for allowing bolts to penetrate through and correspond to the boltholes; the lift device comprises a lift body slotted onto the railplate, a loading cab, a driving device disposed inside the loading caband a control device for controlling the driving device; the driving andcontrol device comprises a motor, a braking box drivably connected to amain axis of the motor, and a pair of coaxially driven sprockets; thecoaxially driven sprockets are conjugate to the rack teeth; U-shapedslot mouths are disposed at two sides of the lift body, a row of ballbearings rollably fit against a side of the connection pole is disposedat end surfaces of two sides and bottom surface of the U-shaped slotmouth; the electrically heated infrared ice melting device comprises aninfrared heat tube, an arced reflector disposed at a bottom of theinfrared heat tube, and a protector disposed at an outside of theinfrared heat tube; the electrically heated infrared ice melting deviceis electrically connected to the control device; the electrically heatedinfrared ice melting device is disposed at a top of the ball bearing andat a side corresponding to the rack teeth.
 2. The jointed coldproofbuilding rack railway system with braking feature according to claim 1,characterized in that: handles are disposed at two sides of the liftbody; a safety belt is disposed at a center of the lift body; apassenger deck is disposed at a top of the loading cab.
 3. The jointedcoldproof building rack railway system with braking feature according toclaim 1, characterized in that: the control device comprises controlcircuitry, a battery for powering, a control panel disposed at a frontsurface of the lift body, and a wireless transceiver connected to anexternal remote control.
 4. The jointed coldproof building rack railwaysystem with braking feature according to claim 1, characterized in that:a PLC control chip is disposed at the control circuitry.
 5. The jointedcoldproof building rack railway system with braking feature according toclaim 1, characterized in that: the wireless transceiver uses GSMcommunication module.